LG Challenge: Riding to victory in Robin Hood country
LG CHALLENGE

LG Challenge: Riding to victory in Robin Hood country

By Michael Barrett | 02 April 2025

The question of how Nottinghamshire CC could improve access to good employment was at the heart of the second LG Challenge. Michael Barrett reports on the strategies that emerged.

LG CHALLENGE

Vision of success in Bucks

By Ben Augustine | 26 February 2025

The first Local Government Challenge of 2025 got off the ground at Buckinghamshire Council when c...

LG CHALLENGE

Competitors warm up for the LG Challenge 2025

By Virginia Ponton | 23 December 2024

Michael Barrett and Virginia Ponton set the scene for the LG Challenge 2025, when 10 participants...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Building the pillars of wisdom

28 May 2024

It’s the penultimate challenge for the contestants of this year’s Local Government Challenge. The...

CULTURE

LG Challenge: Culture comes to the fore in Calderdale

By William Harley | 01 March 2024

Candidates arrived in the Calder Valley for the latest round of the LG Challenge – using their sk...

CLIMATE CHANGE

A Dynamic win on waste

By Jenson Kemp | 20 February 2024

The Local Government Association’s LG Challenge 2024 kicked off with a focus on recycling, reuse,...

INNOVATION

Winning plan to leverage AI's power

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2023

Lewis Sheldrake’s AI Labs project offering a framework to bring the power of artificial intellige...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A town centre for the future

By Rachel Robinson | 29 June 2023

Contestants headed to Wigan for the final round of the 2023 LG Challenge, to present their propos...

HEALTH

LG Challenge 4: A focus on prevention in Stockton

By Michael Balls | 08 June 2023

Round four of the Local Government Challenge hosted by Stockton-on-Tees BC put the focus on early...

WASTE

LG Challenge 3: The Greener Future challenge at Cherwell DC

By Frankie Stott | 04 May 2023

Round three of the Local Government Challenge hosted by Cherwell DC asked contestants to design a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A golden approach to tackling deprivation

By Ellise Huntley-Bennett | 11 April 2023

Contestants headed to Cheltenham for the second Local Government Challenge this year, to look at ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

up to £120k

There for Nottinghamshire. There for each other. There for you. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

Deputy Director for Education and Inclusion

£110,000 - £120,000 & Benefits

Together, we’re shaping children’s education for the future Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council